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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Hello everyone, guess what? I have been stamping all weekend!!! It was Virtual Stamp Night weekend over at SCS, and thanks to Jimmi Mayo for an invitation to participate, I couldn't resist.

The theme was Winter Olympics, therefore all 16 challenges were around the Winter Olympic games. I completed all 5 challenges on Friday night and all 11 challenges on Saturday. The challenges are posted every hour and you have 45 minutes to complete the challenge and clean up to get ready for the next one. You then upload your cards to your SCS Gallery for everyone to see and leave comments.

If you want to see all 16 you can view my album HERE. I will show them in more details over the next few days right here on my blog, so be sure to check back.

Friday Night VSN Challenges

"What is an Inushuk?" Sketch ChallengeThe symbol you have seen everywhere for these Olympics is called an INUKSHUK, which is a stone landmark or cairn built by humans. Use this for inspiration to create a card.

"Hudson's Bay Sweater" Inspiration ChallengeEach Winter Olympics has its own official sweater. This year, the Hudson's Bay Company has produced a contemporary twist on a traditional Cowichan sweater. Use the colors from the sweater in your creation. For a bigger challenge, use maple leaves, elk, or other patterning.

"Olympic Curling Team" ChallengeCurling is a team game played on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice. Teams take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones down the ice towards to target (called the house). In honor of this Olympic event, the challenge was to create a card using the rolling marble technique.My card for the Curling Team Challenge...

Stamps: With All My HeartPaper: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Whisper WhiteInk: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry; Re-inkers: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Pretty in PinkAccess: Marbles, Plastic Clamshell Box, Fancy Flower Punch, 1" & 1-1/4" Circle Punches, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Eopxy Brads, 1/16" Hole PunchRolling Marble Technique: How to create a marbled background with reinkers and marbles. Place several drops of classic re-inkers in a plastic clamshell box. Add several marbles to the box and close lid. Shake box sideways until marbles are well inked and ink drops are replaced by ink tracks in the box. Place cardstock inside box and close lid. Let marbles roll over the cardstock to create a pattern. Continue to roll the marbles over the cardstock until desired background is achieved.

"Snow Blind" ChallengeCreate a card that mimics the outdoor feel of Vancouver, and the rest of the Olympic sites, using ALL WHITE!!! That's right, we're going snow blind! The majority of your cardstock and/or DSP must be white, ALL embellishments must be white or a neutral color, you can color your image, or use colored inks as needed.My card for the "Snow Blind" Challenge....

"Snow & Sky" ChallengeSuper blue sky, lots of snow and the Inukshuk...... create a project inspired by this picture...

Use blue and white - small traces of other colors are allowed, since we play for medals - bonus points for using something Gold, Silver or Bronzeon your creation.Here is my "Snow & Sky" Challenge Card...

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

This month at weSTAMP we changed things up a little.....and it was a wonderful evening. First we did 4 shoebox swaps instead of one make & take....great idea and the projects were awesome. Next, we moved on to the Ice Cream Social......Lorri made homemade Ice Cream and several of the gals brought toppings, the only word for this is YUMMO! After filling up on Ice Cream Sundaes we had the door prize drawing, since I won last month, I brought the door prize for this month....Congrats to Melissa for winning! Then the finale of our evening...SWAPPING! The theme for this month was Anything Goes for Spring/Easter. I left with 12 awesome swaps that I can now showcase to my customers! Needless to say, I came home after this wonderful evening and couldn't sleep......

Thanks everyone for a fun evening!Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!~~Barbara

Here are the four awesome projects we created at the weSTAMP meetup this month. We each used the Sweet Scoops Set, (not yet released, but was available as a Regional Promotion to demos) and will be available in the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog on May 1, 2010. So you get a sneak peek at a new set.

Here is the Door Prize I made for the weSTAMP meeting. I won the Door Prize last month so it was my duty to bring the gift for this month. I decided to go with a Spring Theme and used the colors from the Shades of Spring DSP as my inspiration.

I created a Spring Banner and Mini Milk Cartons (filled with Easter Candies) with Holder.

Spring Banner

Stamps: Eggcoutrements, Whimsical Words, Warm WordsPaper: Shades of Spring DSP, Orchid Opulence, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Chocolate ChipI used the Big Shot and Serif Essentials Alphabet to create the letters and then used the Perfect Polka Dot Impressions Folder to create the texture on each letter.

Mini Milk Cartons with Holder

I ordered the tutorial to create the holder from Becky Roberts at Inking Idaho. She has amazing instructions for this. The Mini Milk Cartons are cut from the Stampin' Up! Big Shot Die. I used the Shades of Sping DSP and the Eyelet Border Punch to decorate each milk carton. Eggcoutrements stamp set, from the Occasions Mini Catalog, was used to embellish the milk cartons and holder.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

It all begins at Noon on Saturday, February 20 and ends on Sunday, February 21 at midnight.

The Birthday Blog Hop has 24 stops and each features a different birthday theme. You are sure to be inspired by all the creative ideas.

You are now at stop No. 23 on the tour where I am featuring birthday ideas for a "Ladies Night Out" themed birthday. This coordinating set is designed to be given to that special birthday lady and includes a Gift Card Holder with a matching Card Box Purse, a Birthday Card and a Party Favor.

Don't forget to leave a comment, I love to hear from you!StampinAddicts.com is a free website dedicated to supporting Stampin' Up! stampers and demonstrators alike. Our motto is "Positively Creative! Positively Stampin' Up!" If you have not been to Stampin' Addicts, you should check them out as soon as you finish the Birthday Blog Hop! And be sure to givecre8tivestamper a shout out - I'd love to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy the birthday blog hop!Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!~~Barbara

Monday, February 15, 2010

Last Thursday we had our downline meeting for the Dazzling Divas Group. We did a shoebox swap instead of our regular swap and make & takes. We each made a full card using anything from the Occasions Mini or Sale-A-Bration catalogs, then cut and prepared enough supplies for each other to make the cards. We had 5 cards in all. We enjoyed stamping, delicious food and of course some business and girl talk.

Pam's Thank You Card

Vicki's Birthday Card

Anita's Sweet Treats Card

Grace's Birthday Card

My Birthday Card

Stamps: Well Scripted, SweetheartPaper: Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Bashful Blue DSP PrintsInk: Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Bashful BlueAccess: Scallop Edge Punch, Big Shot, Lots of Tags Sizzlets, Wide Oval Punch, Button, Linen Thread, Old Olive Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Crimper, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Sticky StripTo make the flower: I used the scallop edge punch on a 1" x 12" strip of DSP and then ran it through the Crimper several times. I sponged the strip with Not Quite Navy ink. I punched a 1-3/4" circle, covered it with sticky strip, then placed the strip in a circular fashion on the circle creating 2 rows. I added a button tied with linen thread to the center with a pop-up glue dot. I learned this at the Phoenix Regional SU! event.

If you want to attend our meetings and make awesome projects like this, contact me today to get started with your own Stampin' Up! business.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!I wanted to share a home decor project that I made for Valentine's Day decorating. I saw this idea in the February Stampin' Success, this is the monthly publication from Stampin' Up! that is sent to all demonstrators, and knew I wanted to make one for my home.

I used On Board chipboard Heart shapes and covered them with DSP, also used the Full Heart Punch, and Big Shot Sizzlets Hearts from DSP in colors of Pretty in Pink, and Rose Red and glitter of course to had some bling! To hang the wreath I used our Rose Red Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon.

Close up of the top portion of the wreath.

I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day....hugs the one's you LOVE!

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Today I am finally getting around to sharing with you the projects that everyone made at my Valentine themed stamp class last week. There were a total of 5 projects; 3 cards and 2 gift items. All products are from Stampin' Up!.

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